I figured I would throw you bums some bones. Some things I come across on Yjapan that are a decent find but not what I'm intersted in. Since I read and speak japanese fairly well i tend to find many things the rest of you can't. anyways I will update in this first post anytime I find anything of interest that I think is a decent deal or a rare find for you collectors.

Things are harder to find these days, and the exchange rate is total shit. so expect to pay more than several years ago thats for sure. I'd stear clear of Rinkya. Several reliable japanese middlemen services can be found with a little research that charge alot less if you don't already have a connection in Japan.

not a great deal but one of the coolest mma figures ever made imo. I have several. comes with several outfits and even a trading card. lots of articulation in this figure. ive found them for 1/2 this in Japan stores but they are very hard to find anymore. Limited productionpage8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h156907989

one for the card collectors. Complete set of pancrase cards. Not a great deal but I sold several of these years ago for around $100 . I'd say they are worth up to $150 to a real collector today. Complete sets like this are very hard to find.page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e122661683

2/22/12
Here is a mma charity that has been selling stuff for awhile now to benefit the Japan tsunami survivors. They have had lots of cool stuff in the past 8 months and all the profit goes to a good cause. Check them out often as new items are posted all the time. here is the link to their home page on yahoo japanopenuser.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/user/mma_charity

3/7/12
not a good deal but very hard to find these days. pride premium gloves. If you wait awhile the price might drop. This seller has had them up for about 1 month and they started out at 100000 yen (now they are 80000) My best guess is they will go to 700000 in a few more weeks since no one has bought them.page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h161192483

pull the flint and wick out of them, then problem solved. you can replace with any zippo flint and wick after you get them. but to be honest I don't know why there would be a problem shipping them. they are new with no fluid put in them.

unless you live in Japan, everyone uses a middleman of some kind..............but any self respecting collector should have a connection in Japan. Professional middleman services are a rip off for sure.

you need to use someone who is in japan and has a Yjapan account. If you don't know someone there are services that will do it for you. if you have to use a professional service I would recommend Kuboten.com . they are the cheapest around (but you still get raped at 10.00 per auction plus 10% of final cost) there are other ones if you do some research like rinkya.com etc. but they are not cheap.

If you take some time you can find some people in Japan that do it as a part time gig. They will charge less. Most Japanese are very trustworthy, it's a culture thing.

hope this helps. If I could help you I would but I'm currently in China. I have friends there buy things for me if I find something I really want.

hahaha super language skills. not hardly. i've been learning japanese for 7 years. and I still just get by. Barely passed a college course. I actually read a lot better than I speak. It's hard to train myself to talk backwards. reading backwards is easier

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